10 h. ago Bob Vylan's Manchester gig should be cancelled following synagogue attack, Jewish leaders say

A Jewish organisation has called for the cancellation of a Bob Vylan gig in Manchester.

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12 h. ago Jewish council calls for cancellation of ‘shameful’ Bob Vylan Manchester gig

The punk duo is due to play the Manchester Academy on November 5.

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12 h. ago Jury selection starts as two men stand trial accused of terror plot to attack Jewish community

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny terror charges

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34 h. ago Jewish leaders and MPs 'deeply concerned' over Bob Vylan gig in Manchester

The punk band is set to perform at the Manchester Academy next month

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56 h. ago Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti

Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of demonstrations as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’Civil liberty groups have expressed concern over government plans to hand police greater powers to restrict protests as organisers of mass demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action pledged a “major escalation” of their campaign.Shabana Mahmood said on Sunday that repeated large-scale demonstrations over Gaza had caused “considerable fear” for the Jewish community in the wake of a fatal terror attack on a synagogue last week. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Britain is 'obviously not a safe country': Thousands of Jewish people come together to mourn two men killed in terror attack

Leading Jewish figures gave defiant speeches in Trafalgar Square on the eve of the anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Israel , where they warned they face their biggest threat in a generation.

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60 h. ago Jewish worshipper reveals how 'jihadist monster' was trying 'each door' of synagogue as terror attack unfolded

Alan Levy was in the car park of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in on Thursday morning when the horrifying ordeal began.

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3 d. ago Doctor allowed to keep her job after allegedly denying the Holocaust now says focus on Manchester synagogue attack is sign of 'Jewish supremacy'

The fresh comments come after Dr Aladwan was allowed to keep her job despite having allegedly denied the Holocaust, describing it as a 'concept'.

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3 d. ago Counter terrorism teams put on 'high alert' for 'copy cat' Manchester synagogue attacks

EXCLUSIVE: Special forces have been on 'high alert' over fears terrorists could carry out a similar attack to the Manchester Synagogue attack that took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest Jewish holiday

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3 d. ago Gaza protesters defy calls to cancel marches after synagogue attack

At least 175 people were detained in London for expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action

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3 d. ago After Manchester, progressives should know this: Jewish people feel very alone. We need you to stand with us | Dave Rich

There’ll be sympathy and heightened security, but in the 1960s when Jewish communities faced attack, there was also solidarity. We need that backYom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish year, a day of repentance, prayer, fasting; and now – for two Jewish families in Manchester – also a day of mourning. It is also, increasingly, a day when terrorists visit their local synagogue to murder the Jews inside.Six years ago, that terrorist was Stephan Balliet, a German neo-Nazi, and the synagogue was in Halle, Germany. Yesterday it was Jihad Al-Shamie, at the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester. Both attacks left two people dead; both were thwarted from further atrocities by the simple act of closing the front door.Dave Rich is director of policy at the Community Security Trust and the author of Everyday Hate: How Antisemitism is Built into Our World – and How You Can Change it Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Synagogue attacker yelled 'this is what they get for killing our children' as he tried to force his way in to stab worshippers

Alan Levy watched on in horror as the Syrian-born terrorist drove his car at Jewish worshippers before launching a bloodthirsty knife attack while wearing a fake suicide vest on Thursday.

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3 d. ago UK antisemitism ‘allowed to grow’ by politicians and wider society, Jewish security group says

Head of policy at Community Security Trust calls Saturday’s planned protest against ban on Palestine Action ‘self absorbed and insensitive’Antisemitism has been “allowed to grow” by politicians and across wider society, the main Jewish security group has said in the aftermath of the attack on a Manchester synagogue, which left three people dead.Speaking before planned pro-Palestine marches on Saturday, Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust, said it was “remarkably self absorbed and insensitive” for people to attend a silent vigil for Gaza after Thursday’s attack. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack

Hundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester

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4 d. ago 'Stop fanning flames of hatred', urge Jewish Scotland leaders after Manchester synagogue attack

Political and community leaders across Scotland must act urgently to “stop fanning the flames of hatred”, Jewish council chiefs have said in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

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4 d. ago Ella Baron on the aftermath of the Manchester synagogue attack – cartoon

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4 d. ago In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but amid rising antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start nowIt was the Jewish New Year last week, when the traditional greeting is shana tova: a good year. This time around, you’d often hear it in adapted form, as Jews wished each other something more modest: “A better year.” As if, given the times we live in, “good” would be too much to ask for; as if we ought to scale down expectations. It turns out we didn’t scale them down enough.I was in synagogue when word spread of the murderous attack at Heaton Park in north Manchester that left two people dead, along with the killer. Yom Kippur is rightly described as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, but it is also a moment of vulnerability. Those who follow tradition, and that includes plenty who wouldn’t describe themselves as believers in God, do not eat or drink for 25 hours; many switch off their phones, and don’t watch TV or listen to the radio; they engag...

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4 d. ago ‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Rabbi speaks of antisemitism fears after Manchester attack

A Rabbi has said the Jewish community in Manchester had been expecting an attack to happen, as he reacted to the terror attack on a synagogue which killed two people.

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4 d. ago Met chief calls for rally backing Palestine Action to be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack

"They are drawing valuable resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most"

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4 d. ago Manchester synagogue terror attack victim was working for Jewish community security charity

As well as the two fatalities, four other people were injured - three of them remain in hospital with serious injuries

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